Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

face wore look OF anxiety which not oven
her effrontery, which was considerable,
could wholly conceal. She greeted my wife
and daughter with q cordially that was
not returned, and said, lightly: ITO think
of all this fuss about those foolish letters
of mine that I was so anxious to burn,
ma'aml'
"You didn't say you wanted the N for that
purpose, or you wouldn't have got them"
said my wife, tartlv. However, will you
not have breakfast
Certainly not. though many thanks TO
you, ma'am," interposed Mr.. Flo.sam, with
stern glance at his wife. Will You con-
duct us to Ichahod, sr}' he added, tuning
to me.
We all set out together across the grounds,
but were Intercepted by the coachman with
the startling intelligence that Ichabod had
unaccountably disappeared. The man had
helped him to dress an hour before, and
had left him sitting at the window, looking
moodlv ont over the water, but had shortly
afterward returned to find the room empty.
Ich bod had put on his hat and shoes and
wandered out. The cOachman and gar
dener had since been looking for him
without avail.
why, the poor fellow was hardly able to
stand alone!" cried pushing forward, fol-
lowed by the rest
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charges?
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any further for Ichabod, sir-leastv Use not
above water. said one of the men. as he
came up; and he exhibited Ichabods hat
and coat which he had Just found at the
rivers edge, while also pointing to some
tracks in fine sand. as of some one who had
deliberately walked ont into the depths.
A dead silence ensued, for there was
room for but one inference.
Then Gerry began to cry, and Mr.. Flot-
sam turned his face toward the rocks, as
though to master some unusual agitation.
When he seemed TO have somewhat recoy-
cred I Joined him. ventured upon a few
words of explanation, and slipped into his
hand the letter and the forged order, which
| had kent in NV possession. He thrust
them in his rocket without examination
pressed my hand and we all went slowly
back to the house.
Nv wife was irving to console Gerty
whose Grief was excessive. Selma had
kent her ewes lowered all the way up from
the strand. and now GOT into the hack
which was still at the door.
Mr.. Flotsam took me apart and said in
low voice: "Sir. if YOU will be so good as
TO use every means TO recover the-the
BODY, and send it to me. will pay all ex-
penses. besid esteeming it great ia
vor,"
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